Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12
WESTERN ENTERPRISE.
The New and Peculiar business Built Up
In New York by Western Man.

WESTERN ENTERPRISE.
The New and Peculiar business Built Up
In New York by Western Man.
Western energy and dash was never
better demonstrated than in the case OF
young man who came to New York
about month ago to seek his fortune.
His capital would hardly have been
sufficient to pay two months board
bill. He answered innumerable ad-
vertisements, and visited number Of
business houses in hope of securing en-
ployment; but all his efforts in this
direction were in vain. He was about
to despair, and finally was trying to
concoct some way by which he could
secure transportation home, when he
CHANGED to visit a place where the wax
images of some of the famous people of
the country are on exhibition. There
he was seized with an idea that has re-
suited in his building up paying bust
ness, and which promises before long
to be lucrative. He noticed how in
terested the people were as they viewed
the images of General Sherman, Colonel
lngersoll and others more or less ia
nous, when this thought struck him:
IF these people are willing to pay
fifty cents to look at wax images they
would certainly pay that or larger
amount to see the originals. Why,
almost every day l could show them
fifty men whose names are a household
word by taking them to the corridors
Of the leading hotels"
He saw one party of gentlemen, evil
IDENTITY from the country, very much in.
terested in the image of man who car
be seen almost any hour of the day in
the corridor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
He made bold to ask them if they would
like to have number of flesh and blood
distinguished men pointed out to them
They were delighted with the idea, and
Immediately started off with him to visi
the hotel corridors. The young Western.
er had travelled considerably, so that he
knew a number of prominent faces. HI
was extremely fortunate this day in
meeting number of distinguished men
and when he got through with lis party
was literally rewarded. This inspired
him with confidence in the practiblity
of his scheme and he resolved to make
a business of it.
The next day he had cards printed
stating the nature of his business, anC
went at it in methodical manner. A
first he looked for his customers from
among the people who visit the place
where the wax images are exhibited
and among the second-class hotels. Hi
business now is fairly known among
the hotel employees, and it is not infre
quent for customers to come to him.
81 am now making good deal more
than could as clerk" said the youns
man, land, besides, I think there is {
good future for me in this business.
have not opened an Office yet, but l ex
pect to before long. 1t is certainly !
very interesting vocation, but it ha
TO be worked in systematic manner
like all other businesses. You can onl,
find men around the hotels in the morn
ing and evening, so that during TIN
middle of the day spend my tim
looking up custom. The morning
though, is decidedly the best time t.
lind notabies. You can usually fiji;
fifty to one hundred persons of Nationa
reputation in the hours walk through
the corridors. A good time to see the
atrical people gathered about cafes i
in the afternoon.
"There are lot of prominent mel
who know my business and are gener
ally around at certain hours so that
may be able to point them out Ther'
is a distinguished Congressman at tn
Hoffman House who passes regu
larly every morning and evenin!
for my customers. l find that near
ly all the public men like to have PEG
pie look ut them. Not long ago ther
was prominent United States Senate
stopping at one of the hotels and som
one made him aware of the fact that
was exhibiting him to several customers
Shortly after the Senator entrapped m
in conversation and began to puml
me about what my customers had sale
and thought about him. Their remark
had been complimentary, so | told tn
Senator what had been said. He wa
delighted and gave me five dollars 70
my trouble. He also told me confiden
tally that whenever had customers il
the hotel and he should not be aroun'
might send for him, and he would, n
matter of accommodation to me, re
spond.
1.-THE theatrical people regard it a
an excellent advertisement of them
selves, aud many of them are very gla'
to have me introduce them to my Gus
toners. The fact that have the entire
into nearly all the theaters shows hes
how they appreciate my services. Fo
business of only a month, l think
have done well, but it is yet in its in
fancy. Soon expect l will have tw'
or three assistants. OF course as pros
per expect opposition. "-M. Y Cor
Washington Post.